to accrete; to become whole; to come together
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
objection; dissent; protest
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
without sparing time for sleep
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to view the past with nostalgia
peace accord; peace agreement
suspicion (of others); jealousy
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to detain; to check; to restrain
using as an intermediary; through
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
guess; speculation; supposition
(the condition of) one's health
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
failure to reach agreement
forgetting; lapse of memory
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to walk away; to saunter off
piling up; multiple layers
first meeting; first contest between
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
choices; alternatives; options
little finger; pinky; little toe
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to fight to the bitter end